In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LYCHNOSCOPES
Noun
lychnoscopes
plural of lychnoscope
Source: Wiktionary
LYCHNOSCOPE
Lych"no*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.] (Arch.)
Definition: Same as Low side window, under Low, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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